Armin Laschet is about to take a significant step: Before moving to the Bundestag, he will now resign from his position as Prime Minister.
Düsseldorf - Armin Laschet (CDU) will officially resign from the state parliament president today as Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia.
The 60-year-old future member of the Bundestag had already announced the move before the Bundestag election - also in the event that he fails as the Union's candidate for chancellor.
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As soon as the new Bundestag has been constituted on Tuesday, Laschet's deputy, NRW Family Minister Joachim Stamp (FDP), will temporarily become the provisional head of government in North Rhine-Westphalia.
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The 46-year-old was named head of the CDU country at the weekend and has already inherited Laschet in this office.
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